Constantí () is a town in the
province of Tarragona
Tarragona (; ) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Castellón, Teruel, Zaragoza, Lleida and Barcelona and by the Mediterranean Sea.
The province's po ...
and
autonomous community
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of
Catalonia
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, Spain.
History
Archaeological remains can determine that it was inhabited during the time of the
Romans.
The
medieval
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village was established in 1153, after the conquest of
Siurana. Was granted a town charter in 1159. Archbishop Espàrec de la Barca (1215) boosted its population, ordering build the castle, the first church and the city wall. The castle became the summer residence of the Archbishops of
Tarragona
Tarragona (, ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in Catalonia (Spain). It is the capital and largest town of Tarragonès county, the Camp de Tarragona region and the province of Tarragona. Geographically, it is located on the Costa Daurada ar ...
.
Had suffered several attacks during the
Catalan Revolt. On January 12, 1641 the town was attacked by the troops of
Josep Margarit
Josep de Margarit i de Biure (1602, Castelló d'Empúries–1685, Perpignan) was a leader of the forces of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat in the Reapers' War.
He led the attack on Constantí, and took part in the Siege of Lleida ...
. In 1642 was attacked by Marshal La Mothe that turned the people as a base of operations. In 1649, after a siege of two days, the city fell to the troops of Juan de Garay. The church and castle were destroyed.
During the
Independence War, General
Louis-Gabriel Suchet
Louis-Gabriel Suchet, duc d' Albuféra (; 2 March 1770 – 3 January 1826), was a French Marshal of the Empire and one of the most successful commanders of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is regarded as one of the greatest ...
had managed from Constantí the siege of Tarragona in 1811.
References
External links
Town Hall of ConstantíArchitectural Heritage of ConstantíGovernment data pages
Municipalities in Tarragonès
Populated places in Tarragonès
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